Manure-loader.



F. R. HELMBR & A. I. WILKE.

MANURE LOADER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY14,1910.

Patented Feb. 28, 1911.

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MANURE LOADER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 14. 1910.

Patented Feb. 28; 1911.

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I] Inventor -FJZi/hdi P. R. HELMER & A. F. WILKE.

MANURE LOADER.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 14v 1910. 985,260. Patented Feb.28,1911.

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i Manure-Loader, of which the following is a removing the samej tom the pile and ele-- upon the rear portion of the frame 1 and is Janesville' and South Beloit', in .the counties *of Rock and Stephenson, States of Wisconsin "vation. Fig. ii i's a perspective view of a'por- I UNITED STATES; PATENT OFFICE.

- rnnux RQBED 'HELM ER, or JANEsvILLE, WISCONSIN, AND AUGUST FREDERICK WILKE, 01 SOUTH BELOIT, ILLINOIS. 4

MANURE-LOADER.

Be it known that we, FRA 1\'1c-R. Herman. and Attotzs'r F; Wither: subjects of the Emperor of Germany, residing, respectively, at

and Illinois, have invented a new anduseful:

s mcific'ation. I This invention relates to a nnlnure loader and consists in the novel construction and arrangement; of its partsas hereinfter shown andldescribed v 3; r

The objectof the inventionis to provide a self propelled machine iidaptedtobe'adifanced; to'waifdra; pile" of material and hav ingmeans for enga ingvthe material and voting it. toa .lgtt'erally disposed 'conveyer from whichgit maybe delivered into the'body of a' manure spreader. or other receptacle.- Also meansis provided forsteering the machineand for raising and lowering thatcnd portion thereof at whielrthe inaterial engagng members are located. The transversely disposed conveyenis so mounted .upon the; machine that it mayhave its delivery 'end' located'at either side of the machine.

In the accompanying drawings :-Fignre I 1. is a sidefie'levationofthe manure loader. .Fig. 2 is a to plan view of the same. :Fig. 3 is a yertic'a '.sectional view of one. end portion-bf-theloadera. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view-of the loader showing the transverselydisposed conveyer in side eletion of the loader. I

The manure a loader includes. a frame I mounted at itsrcar end upon traction wheels 2 and at its forward endupon a dirigible truck 3. ,A share 4 islocated atthe forward end of the frame]. An engine 5 is mounted operativelyconnected with a crank shaft 6 journaled upon the said frame. A shaft 7 1s jonrnaled forlrotation at one side of the frame 1 and is provided atits forward end with a worm wheel-8 which engages a worm' 9 mounted uponthe end portion of the'crank shaft 6.1. pinion 10 is located upon the rear end of the shaft 7 and meshes with a crown gear 11 fixed to the side of one of the traction wheels 2, clutch mechanism 12 is mounted upon the shaft 7 .and is adapted to be manipu ittcd by a leve'rlB and may he Specification of Letters Patent. I Patentvtl F01). 28, 1911- Ap'bumion filed may, 1910. Serial No. 561.410.

moved so as to engage the hub of the pinion 10 to cause the said pinion to rot-ate in unison with the shaft '7 or to remaili rttrest while the said shaft is in rotation. i

The truck 3 includes a frame 14 whichis slid-ably mounted upon vertically disposed guides 15 mounted upon the forward portion of the frame 1. shaft 16 is journaled for rotation upon t-he'frame 1 and sheaves 17 are journaled upon a superstructure 18 mounted upon the forward portion of said frame 1. Sheaves 19 are journaled u on the .forward portion of the frame 1 ant cables I 20 are-arranged to wind at one end upon the v shaft-16 and from thence they pass over the sheaves 17 thence down and under the sheares 19 and are attached at'their forward ends to the frame 14 of the truck 3. A worm wheel 21- is fixed tothe shaft 16 and is engaged by a worm 22 fixed to a shaft23. The shaftz23 is provided with a handle 24 located in the vicinity 'of the operators platform 25. Thnsit-will beseen that lwrofating the shaft- 23 that the shaft 16 will be rotated and thus the cables 20 may be wound upon the shaft 16 or unwound therefrom. As the cables 20 are wound upon theshaft-s 16 the frame 14 will be pulleddown along the guides 15 and thus the forward portion of the machine will be elevated. It of'conrse follows that when the cables 20 are unwound from the shaft-.16 the frame 14 will: move upward along the guides 15 and the forward portionof the frame 1 will be lowered. The truck 3 also includes a yoke 26 which is pivoted at a point intermediate its ends to the frame 14 and to the end'portions of which are journaled supporting wheels 27. Ashaft 28 is journaled upon the frame 1 and cables 29 are arranged to .wind attheir inner ends upon the shaft 28 in opposite directions. The forward ends'ofthe cables 29 are connected one to each end n'tion of thett'uck 26. worm wheel 30 1s fixed to the end of the shaft 28 is 'en aged by a. 'worm'31 carried by a shaft 32'wliich is jour naled u )on'the frame 1.

is provided for rotating the shaft; 28 and as The shaft'32- is n' o\'ide( at its rear end :with a crank handle- ...33 hmate'd in the vicinity of the operators platform 25 Thus it will he seen'that means the shaft 28'is rotated in one direction one of the (ables 29 will bo'wound upon the said shaft while the other cable 29 will be unwound therefromc This variation in tha -lengths of upon As previously stated a superstructure 18 is mounted upon the forward end of'the frame 1 and a master shaft 34: is journaled the said superstructure 18. 'A sprocket wheel is fitted to the end of the crank shaft 6 of the engine 5 and a sprocket wheel 36 is fixed -to the end of the master shaft 34. A, sprocket. chain :37 passes around the sproqltetavheels and 36and is adapted to transmit rotary-"movement from the crank shaft-'6 to the master shaft 34. A shaft 38 is journal'ed for rotation at the endof the superstructure 18 and in thevicinity of the upper end thereof and is pro vided at intervalsvalongits lengthm'ithra dially disposed arms 39. A sprocket wheel 40 is fixed to the end portion of the shaftg38 and a sproeket whecl 41 is fixedto the mas ter shaftv 34, A Isprocketchain '42 around the sprocket wheels ;10 and 4l and is-adapted to transmit rotary-motion fromthe shaft 34 to the shaft 38. j

A ge-ar wheel'43 is fixedljto the master shaft 34 and .nieshe's w'th a, at; wl1eel.. t-t fixcdto an arborj 45, joglrnaledifor rotation upon the supcrstruc'tnr 18, AshaftAG is. .journaled for rotation htithe forward nd c of the superstructure '1 81ind'be1 ow{,the shaftv 38 above referred to'and'is-I rovide d-at intervals along its length wi 1;ra'dia1ly disposed arms 47. A sprocket-wheel 48. is

fixed tot-he shaft 46 and a sprocket wheel- 49 is fixed to the "arbor- ,45. A sprocket, chain 50 passes around the sprocketwheels 48 and 4!.) and is adapted .totransmit rotary motion from the arbor 45 to the shaft 46, The shaft 46 rotates in an o posite direction from that in which the shaft '38 trotates. 'llie,sliaft 3S rotates clockwise whilenthe' shaft 46 rotates couliter-clockwise., An 1111- wa'rdly and rearwardly' inclined elevator trunk 51 isinounted upon the snperstru cttu'e 18 and ashaft 52is journaled for rotation upon the upper portion of the superstruc- (are .18 below the delivery end of the elevator trunkjl. Agear wheel 53 is fixed to the end of the shaft 52 and meshes with the geauwheel 43 lierein'before described.

' hprockct wheels 54 are fixed'to the shaft. 52

and sprocket wheels are fixed to a shaft 56 which is journaled for rotation below the lower receivingend of the elevator trunk 5L Sprocket chains 5 pass arou'nd the sproeket. wheels 54. and Miami are connected together at intervals along' their length bv means of cross slats 58 The chains 57 and cross slats tisconstitutean endless conveyer, the upper rnn of wh ich is located'al'iove the bottom of the trunk 51.andthe'lowc run of which is located below the bottom of the said trunk. By this arrangement-it will be ;of the elevator trunk 51. [wheels 60 and 60' upper ends ot"the, lug 64:;

are locatedgat the vsides of the superstructure aiifibe 9'6 1 -ing adapted to receive the intermediate :poifia {posedover the up standard: :A sha ,is provided .wheels seen 'that'finea ns is provided for transxiiib tin; rotary movement from the shaft 34 to the shaft 552 and through the chain 57 the endless'conveycrreferred to may be caused to move about the bottom of the trunk 51/70 A! chute 59 ismounted upon the superstri1c t are 18 and-is located below the delivery end thereof and are adapted to transmit motion from thesaid' master shaft to the actuating'-' shaft of aconvcyerabout'to be described,

,Across bar-61 forms a portion ofthe sn- Beveled gearare fixed tothe master ,shaft- 34 in the-vicinity of the opposite ends perstructure'lsand -asleeve 62 is slidhbly mounted upon said ,cross. bar; The. said the vie-inity'off sleeve 62-may bev secured in either endof the cross bar 61-by means cf 11' boltfi63 or other securing. device. Lugs-6t are mounted upon the upper portion of "the 185 -sleeve 6f2 andthe lower'end of a eonveyer.

trunk -6 5 is-p1votally;-mountcd between the e 18 and are arrangedinpairs each tmnofthe'trithk. 65'between them when the {delivery endgportionofi th'etrunkis diser end portion of thesaid t 67 is journaled for rota- 96- tionatjth'e recciving'end-fof the trunk65 and -i with a-beveled gear wheel (ib iadaptedto mesh with either the bevel gear .Wheel 60 or mounted upon the master shaft 69 is iournaled for rotation at the delivering end oft he trunk 65 and sprocket about the-sprocket wheels 70 and 71,; Thesprocket'chains 72 are connected together by transversely disposed and" slats 73 constitute slats 73 and the said sprocket chains 7;?

Standards 66 e f are fi'xed to thesaid shaft 69. -Sprocketwheels 71am fixed to the shaft 67 andsprocket'cha'ins 72 are arranged to move an endless mnveycr mounted for movement lii longitudinally of the trunk 65 Thus it will be seen that when the shaft 67 is rotated from the master shaft within the trunk 65, will move man orbit: longitudinally spaced .from the inner surfaces of the-sides of the trunk 65 and the shank ortion 76 of a hood 75 is adaptedto he si peda be} i tween any oue'of the plates 74 an jacent side of the trunk- 65. Bythis. arnlue'ement-of parts it; will be seenthatit is possible to havethe parts arranged as indicated in heavy lines in. Fig. I=-'or as. indicated in dotted beveled pinion 60 and thedelivery end of 66 on. the opposite side of the machine.

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liucsl When the parts .are arrangml as indicated in heavy lines the 125 -beveled gear wheel 68 is in meshiwith the I of the same." Plates 74 are 'l.herefore as the material is delivered upon the elevator above described which moves about the trunk 64 it is carried and deliv- .ered at one side of the machine. -When however it is desired to deliver material at the opposite side of the machine the securing bolt 63 is removed and the sleeve 64 is shifted upon the cross bar .61 into the position indicated b dotted lines 'in Fig. 4:.- This will bring t e gear wheel 68 into mesh with the beveled pinion 60. The trunk 65 is removed from the shaft 67 and turned around and replaced upon the said shaft. The hood 75 is transferred from one side of the trunk 65 to the other side. Tlius the parts are arranged so the material will be delivered at the opposite side of the machine from that at which it will be delivered when the parts are-arranged as shown in heavy lines .in"

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in operation the lever 13 is swung so that I the clutch mechanism 12 causes the pinion ,10 torot'atewith the shaft 7. Thusrotary movement is transmitted throu h one of the traction wheels 2 and the machine as an entiret maybe advanced and directed toward a p' e. of material. At. the same timeirotar movement istran'smitted as above described tothe shafts 38'and 46 and when the arms 39 and 47 comefin'e'rmtact' with the material the said material pulled from the. pile and carried up upon-"the elevator trunk 51 at the sametime the share 4 cuts into the base of theaipile of material. The material that is deposited upon the elevator trunk- 51 is carriedup by the chains 57 and slats 58 and is deposited up'on'the chute 59 from which it falls upon the conveyer in the trunk 65 and is transmitted to the delivery end of said trunk from-whiehit' may fall into the body of a manure spreader or other receptacle. By'providin means for raising and lowering that cut of the frame 1 at which the share 4 is located the said share may out into the pile of material at the surface of the ground or below the same asdesired. 45

Having described the invention what is claimed 1s:- l 7 i 1. A manure loader comprisin a wheel mounted frame, an engine locate thereon,-

jmeans for-operatively connecting one of the 50 wheels'of the frame with the engine to propel the frame,'means' for raising or lowering the forward end of the frame, a share 'located at the forward end-of the frame, upper and lower shafts journaled for rotation 55 above said share and carrying radially dis-.

'posed arms, an elevator'located above said gine with'one of the su'pportingwheels of the frame, means for raising and lowering the forward. end of the frame, means for steering the forwardjsupportin wheelsofJ-j the frame, a share located at t le forward end, of.the frame, upper and lowershaftsn'lfil' 'journaled for rotation above said share and a carrying radially 'disposedhrms, an elevator '1.

located above the frame behind said shafts," a conveyer located above the frame and be- 5 v low,the delivery end-of the elevator and. 7 5. 2 -means for operating the elevatofa'nd "conve er from the engine.

n testimony that we claim the foregoing in as our own, we have hereto atlixed our slg 1 natures in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK ROBED HELMER. AUGUST FREDERICK WILKE.

\Vitnesses: -STANLEY.J.I)UNWIDDIE,

ALFRED A. J AGKSON. 

